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~ 小羊 ~ http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/ Mon, 5 May 2008 10:22:36 -0000 Thu, 24 May 2007 01:54:38 -0000 ~ 小羊 ~ http://images.dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/logo http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com 100 100 *huge sigh of relief* after weeks of 12-hour days (yesterday was a 15 hour day - left the office at midnight, and that was only cos we had to get out before our parking ticket expired!) spent in this terribly air-conditioned office in the middle of lebuh ampang where there are no nice shops & the food mostly sucks... it is SUCH a relief to be sitting here in starbucks bangsar at 9.30am just enjoying my brekkie & ciggy... my stupid internet at home isnt working so i used the excuse to bum around bangsar after running some errands.. and boy does it feel good to be walking around in quiet bangsar with the clear blue skies above and sun shining brightly! of course, another very good reason for my good mood is that i'm going to bangkok tomorrow!! for my hen's trip nonetheless!! mmmm, am sooooooooo looking forward to the nice long massages, the awesome thai food, and the cheap & rocking partying, plus, best of all, just hanging with mah homeys.. http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/173/huge_sigh_of_relief Thu, 24 May 2007 01:54:38 -0000 underwater posers http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/photos/album/66/underwater_posers Sun, 6 May 2007 05:19:54 -0000 wedding planning panic the realization has just dawned that it is only 2 months away to the wedding... so now we are frantically trying to get things in place.. have just booked the church, found a florist, bought the rings and gotten the list of names from my parents.. but with only two months to go we still dont have a list from his parents, invitation card design still not finalised, menu not finalised, food tasting not organized, and a hundred other things not done.. as for the excitement, can't really say that i'm excited.. everyone keeps asking when's the Big Day? (its on june 2nd for the church ceremony & tea pouring and the dinner is on june 3rd) I don't really consider it as the Big Day since we've legally already been married for over a year ..it's more of a celebration rather than the "big day" itself.. for me, the exchange of vows & rings (ok, and the tea pouring, from the chinese custom perspective) are still outstanding and necessary for completeness, but i kinda wish we didn't wait so ... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/172/wedding_planning_panic Sun, 1 Apr 2007 08:25:38 -0000 weird things ppl do when they sleep made the connection)was talking to a friend over happy beers today (happy beers = beers consumed during happy hour or purchased at happy hour prices or simply beers that make u happy, if you hadnt already and we got to the topic of weird sleeping habits.. apparently a mutual friend of ours (a very blokey sorta guy mind you) wears an eye mask when he sleeps... and she herself snores & sleep talks... (so does donk heh heh).. i dont normally but i have been known to supposedly wake up and say something completely random and go right back to sleep as if nothing happened, and of course i have no recollection of it the next day.. my hubby also said to me today that this morning when he left i was sleeping "superman style".. have no idea what it means, but i tink it similar to the complaints i used to get from a poor dear who had gotten elbowed many a time when i suffered from nightmares.. oh, and i used to grind my teeth when i sleep too - drove my mum nuts whenever she came over to mel... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/171/weird_things_ppl_do_when_they_sleep Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:28:26 -0000 YAY!! It's Friday!! The weekend is here <img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/tongue.png"> *clap clap clap* oh, & Happy Chap Goh Meh everyone! http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/170/YAY Thu, 1 Mar 2007 23:53:36 -0000 sucks ass... I am stuck in the office, with not much to do at all the last two days thanks to my bosses not being around, and me being too efficient (such modesty haha). But seriously, the two tasks bestowed upon me I had already tried my best to drag them out as much as possible to fill up my two days. Tomorrow onwards will be a different story - we've got meetings with the Chairman and 3 of the Directors as well as the Head of Consumer Banking lined up.. so I'll really have to be on the ball, but for the last two days.. serious effort has been required not to fall asleep in front of my pc.. If I had internet access I wouldn't be complaining so much. Unfortunately this place has a policy of limiting internet access to 3 hours. All access to any chat program is completely barred (and no, I'm not tech savvy enough to know how to get past the firewall or whatever). No msn, no yahoo, no google talk, no skype, and not even web messenger! To make things worse, it's SOOOOOOOOOOOOO slow!! Even to check gm... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/169/sucks_ass... Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:29:39 -0000 Ally & Bryan's KL Wedding http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/photos/album/65/Ally_Bryans_KL_Wedding Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:36:00 -0000 Happy Valentine's Day too Mr Suzuki I know this is a little belated but I don't have internet access at work & I've been coming home very late.. so I didn't get a chance to post this til now.. The traffic on Valentine's Day was extremely bad coming back from work thanks to the last minute shoppers as well as everyone rushing to get ready for their big dates and what not.. I had to go meet some people at Souled Out and the traffic coming into Hartamas was not moving at all. At the junction after True Fitness, I decided to swing into Pro-jet to fill up petrol as my warning light had already come on since that morning. After I was done, I stopped a little way behind the cars lined up trying to merge with the traffic going through the main road in Desa Sri Hartamas, as I didn't want to block the entrance of Pro-jet. This green Vitara (i think) behind me honks and so I move forward but as I look back I see the guy shaking his head and making hand gestures like I'm a stupid idiot for blocking his way. Already harrassed from... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/168/Happy_Valentines_Day_too_Mr_Suzuki Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:06:04 -0000 Ally's KL Hen's Night @ Bed http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/photos/album/64/Allys_KL_Hens_Night_Bed Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:41:09 -0000 Dave's bday dinner http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/photos/album/63/Daves_bday_dinner Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:59:06 -0000 Off on a new adventure! Life is indeed strange sometimes.. just as you embark on a certain journey, thinking you'll give it your best shot, suddenly life throws enticing opportunities at you that seem promising.. opportunities which one has to experience in order to know whether or not you made the right choice.. I will be giving my real estate stuff the back seat for a while, taking on instead an office job - (i will miss my flexi hours),  for three months i will be taking a consulting job with a bank as a client, after which I will be joining another bank as a full time employee.. trying my hand at banking was something i'd always toyed with while still at ibm, considering the number of projects we did at banks (2 of my ex-team members have also joined banks in australia).. we shall see what it's like to be a banker (though i don't know if my role actually qualifies me as a banker :P) time will tell.. hopefully i will have more time & more exciting updates (or rants) with my ass stuck to an office ... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/167/Off_on_a_new_adventure Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:54:27 -0000 decisions choices. you complain when you don't have them, and you toss and turn sleeplessly when you have too many. even when the alternatives aren't at all bad, it doesn't mean choosing between them isn't difficult. so much anguish over a small little thing called opportunity cost. i know i can't be in 2 places at a time, i can't have my cake and eat it too, etc etc. but this is like - halfway through eating a normal cheescake, being offered a delicious-looking bannoffee cake, on the condition that you give up your cheesecake. would you take it? you've never tasted bannoffee (however it's spelt) before. do u go ahead and give up your cheesecake for something that could potentially taste better? http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/166/decisions Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:32:11 -0000 Article from Property Times, NST by Andrew Wong In the property world, there are a number of ways to satisfy the clueless. It can range from the dubious science of aligning the moons to determine if it's a suitable time to buy, to analytical views that consider all kinds of political and natural influences before arriving at a conclusion. And let's not forget the chartist's outlook that neatly maps everything out so that history can repeat itself in cycles. I used to like the latter - it was easy to plot and loosely had the support of the past to fall back on. However, with the shrinking of the world in tandem with the expanding of the global village, I'm sensing an uneven spin to the cyclical nature of things.. which may mean out 10-year trough-to-boom revolution has to be recalculated while another way to see the future should be sought. The news is not the most idyllic place to find it, though. With opinions being so varied, I suspect that any clarity will only come about after the first quarter of the year. So far, what's be... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/165/Article_from_Property_Times_NST_by_Andrew_Wong Sun, 7 Jan 2007 18:23:43 -0000 latest ok, doc came in n said it's dropped to 95, so... suxxxx, gotta stay at least another night.. meanwhile, i'm enjoying the haagen daaz ice cream suet smuggled in for me.. <img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/wink.png"> yummy!! http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/164/latest Sat, 30 Dec 2006 05:42:15 -0000 still here.. mini plates in my blood count dropped to 129 yesterday, by this afternoon i'll know whether i have to stay here for nye.. doc says if it doesn't drop below 100 i shud be able to go home.. to me it doesn't matter so much whether i go home or not, i i doubt i could really go out anyway even if i was discharged.. what gets to me most is having to eat bread, porridge, or some sort of soupy vegie mee sua with fish, EVERY MEAL!! Don't get me wrong, under normal circumstances, I don't mind eating bland food, and I actuallly love eating fish and vegies and soup and mee sua. but i've been eating it every single meal since tuesday morning.. i'm so craving a chicken drumstick or the char siew that Ann made for her christmas party on Monday (the last really delicious thing i tasted in the last week). my mum was gonna make steamed chicken for me, but then she came back from the market and said that the market people said i souldn't eat chicken if i have fever..so i have to have fish again. AAAaaaaAA... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/163/still_here.. Sat, 30 Dec 2006 03:24:46 -0000 Happy New Year! while everyone is excitedly making plans for new year's eve, i'm wondering whether i'll still be stuck in a hospital bed.. after three and a half days of high fever (clocked 102 degrees on tues morning, and 102 degrees again this morning), the doctor decided to test me blood, and though the platelet count came back marginally low, he still felt i should come into pantai to be safe rather than sorry, and do further testing. apparently a lot of people have been falling prey to dengue recently... so sure enough, i tested positive for dengue, and since typically dengue fever lasts 7 days, i'll be lucky to get out of here by nye. even if i was discharged, no way i could go out.. kononnya dengue patients can feel lethargic and depressed for about 2 weeks after being discharged.. so anyway, i'm thankful my fever has subsided for now.. and that pantai actually has free wi-fi.. see, i am thankful for small mercies :P http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/162/Happy_New_Year Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:23:59 -0000 Friendster rawks.... AHAHAHAHAHA i have gotten a couple of random messages and "smiles" on friendster before, but this takes the cake! (it's up there with the guy who sent me his tailored rendition of the Keane song) i've cut and pasted EXACTLY WORD FOR WORD for your amusement.. don't say i never give u anything! (i even left his phone number n email address in case u really want to check out his sexy butt muahahhahahaha) ******************* hai there, i know a lot of guys email u, but, i can tell u that i am diffrent from others..:) Diffrent in what way? Emm...that is for you to explore... Remember, u never try, u never know! I am chinese,single and available, :D not bad looking, have a slim and average body,together with a sexy butt too :P I love traveling & like music so much ,just like what people always say: "no music no life!". Besides, i like to go for party especially rave party,and clubbing! Also, i am into swimming, movie,photography, reading, surfing, chit-chating, enjoying nice food and drink as well as shoppin... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/161/Friendster_rawks...._AHAHAHAHAHA Fri, 22 Dec 2006 09:50:43 -0000 quickie 2 days in a row - wow!! it's a miracle! i was so productive today, it's a wonder what a little lethargy will do to me.. i decided to get off my arse, dragged it out of bed bright and early this morning, made breakfast for my hubby before his flight (and even cut & packed an apple for him, can u believe that?!) got spruced up for a viewing which got postponed in the end, went to take pics of another apartment, arranged more viewings, dropped stuff back to my in laws & my parents' place, went to the gym for 2 hours (one of them being for a yoga class called Power Balance, which made me feel utterly demoralised at my lack of flexibility and balance <IMG src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/cry.png"> ), re heated leftovers for dinner & watched The Saint on HBO (it's a feat, cos i can never sit still for long enough throughout an entire movie on TV), cleaned up and threw out the remainder of the leftovers, vaccuumed and mopped the apartment, showered, read today's paper, and listed down everything that i did today on... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/160/quickie Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:04:36 -0000 random memoir i was very tempted to say screw it, shut my laptop & attempt to go to sleep as i haf done a few times before.. but i havent blogged for such a long time.. so, here's a not so short one for when i get old and wonder wat happened to the last few months of 2006? it basically went to checking out apartments, houses & shops, showing them to people, checking out cool projects, meeting people & talking abt real estate, driving around getting acquainted to different areas in klang valley.. also, house shopping (buying stuff to decorate our new home, not buying new houses - i wish!!)  have been too lazy to party, having to work weekends is a bit of a bummer too.. oh yeah, my birthday passed by quite uneventfully in a very pleasant way (meaning i'm so grateful i did not have to go through any ordeals involving flamings, puking and massive hangovers).. birthday lunch at kampache was very nice indeed.. last night too was a mild drinking session that was quite pleasant.. a lot of ef... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/159/random_memoir Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:37:35 -0000 What's hot - COMMERCIAL real estate investment! Anyone heard of Jaya1? It's a 10 acre commercial development (comprising offices, retail and F&B outlets, with a proposed theatre & convention center) in a strategic location. This is actually a project of a personal friend of mine, and the last I spoke to him, there were only VERY LIMITED units (about 3 or 4 per block) left! Go check out the sales gallery (they have a pretty impressive model there!) and ask for Charles; he's the dashing young director - just tell him that Camillia sent you :) Check out the website & the newspaper articles below for the full details.. <A href="http://www.jaya1.com/">http://www.jaya1.com/</A> <A href="http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RWxwZgoKCkIAADSPZ9o1">  <IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RWxwZgoKCkIAADSPZ9o1/thesun.jpg?et=8YdN6xYWBMeuA9d2AJCCkA" border=0> </A><A href="http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RWxwOgoKCkIAAC-xLY01"><IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RWxwOgoKCkIAAC-xLY01/TheEdge.jpg?et=Ux7pThj7HjCBxLUcxZA0iw" border=0> </A> <A href="http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RWxwEwoKCkIAAC@KHos1"> <IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RWxwEwoKCkIAAC@KHos1/thestar.jpg?et=%2B6BnQfav%2BbCJd9bSn%2BPMnw" border=0> </A>  http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/158/Whats_hot_-_COMMERCIAL_real_estate_investment Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:54:38 -0000 Any expat families looking to rent in the prestigious Country Heights? I've got a gorgeous & HUGE bungalow in Country Heights with 10000 sqft built up area and a full size swimming pool - very nicely done with a koi pond flowing through the house - available for rent from Dec 06. If anyone knows of any expat families looking for a spacious home with luxurious fittings, please drop me a message, http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/157/Any_expat_families_looking_to_rent_in_the_prestigious_Country_Heights Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:18:30 -0000 crazy chook - the headless kind I've been running around like a headless chicken, and my phone is constantly barking at me, as well as nagging me to feed it despite the fact i charge it every night.. my stupid headset has conked on me possibly due to use and abuse, i'm thankful i have not gotten into any accidents while trying to describe a property and coax prospects into viewing, negotiating terms with clients or co-broke agents & negotiating kl traffic at the same time *phew* anyhow, cames across this article some time back and procrastinated posting it up for the longest time.. i seriously dont have time to blog anymore - have been meaning to post up a few articles actually.. will get to it eventually!!                               _____________________________________ Potential in secondary and auction property sector (from StarBiz) PROPERTY investor and a... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/156/crazy_chook_-_the_headless_kind Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:00:24 -0000 crazy chook - the headless kind I've been running around like a headless chicken, and my phone is constantly barking at me, as well as nagging me to feed it despite the fact i charge it every night.. my stupid headset has conked on me possibly due to use and abuse, i'm thankful i have not gotten into any accidents while trying to describe a property and coax prospects into viewing, negotiating terms with clients or co-broke agents & negotiating kl traffic at the same time *phew* anyhow, cames across this article some time back and procrastinated posting it up for the longest time.. i seriously dont have time to blog anymore - have been meaning to post up a few articles actually.. will get to it eventually!! Potential in secondary and auction property sector (from StarBiz) PROPERTY investor and author of You Can Become Rich In Property, Dr Peter Yee said the secondary and auction markets offered “bargain buys” for those interested in investing in the property sector.   He said the property market wa... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/155/crazy_chook_-_the_headless_kind Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:56:47 -0000 The Negotiator Nope, I'm not talking about the Samuel L Jackson movie, I'm talking about my new job! Yes, surprise surprise to those of you who don't know yet, I've ceased to be sampah masyarakat and am now a real estate negotiator! I quit my old job cos I didn't really want to be flying around teaching techies how to run their IT shop anymore. Though I will miss the frequent flyer miles, free food & alcohol, I decided it's better to just stay put in one place and get into some sort of routine and live a more "settled" life. I also gave the old corporate ladder a miss since this was a good opportunity for me to pursue something I'm truly interested in and passionate about. I'd already been learning about and dabbling in it for a few years as a hobby even back in Melbourne, and also with my student accommodation business <A href="http://www.comfystudentliving.com">Embrace</A>. It has been a very interesting 3 weeks - I've been learning a lot though I'm sure I still have lots more to learn. I'm enjoying every minute of it - the challenges as w... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/journal/item/154/The_Negotiator Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:07:18 -0000 丝ILK - A sneak preview!! Hi everyone - remember the little initiative I mentioned a few months back? Well, here's a little preview of the gorgeous finished pieces (with more to come in future)! Each item is individually designed and handmade - skilfully crafted by a 'Shanghai Sifu'. The quality of the materials are top notch and the workmanship exquisitely beautiful.. all for a very affordable price! Please feel free to browse & email / message me if you have any questions about anything here that catches your fancy :) Any feedback is also most welcome. - PLEASE CLICK ON THE INDIVIDUAL PICTURES FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND PRICE - ------- Brief introduction to silk ------- Fabric Silk production, or 'Sericulture' as it is known, has a long history. The history of silk is shrouded in mystery. Some historians say that silk originated in China about 10,000 years ago. In China, however, legend has that Empress Si Ling Chi of China was the first one to discover silk more t... http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/photos/album/60 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:48:27 -0000 Pat's wedding - dave's camera http://dfsxiaoyang.multiply.com/photos/album/59/Pats_wedding_-_daves_camera Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:39:25 -0000